Chicago WX Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 On 1/3/2015 at 6:45 PM, Chicago Storm said: For some reason it's always much colder in that MKE-ORD corridor, and it's always wrong. It's not the only one that does it either. Yeah, it looks odd...and like you said, wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 On 1/3/2015 at 6:43 PM, Chicago WX said: 12z Euro 2m min temps for Thursday morning. NE IL/SE WI/NW IN/SW MI ec 120 chicago.png Most of Indiana ec 120 indiana.png Might be thread worthy since we are lacking substantial snow storms. Could call it "Strong Western Canadian High", or you could just call it "Polar Vortex 2015" to appeal to the masses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Should somebody start a new thread for the cold outbreak? Sounds like people are going to talk about the cold and lake effect snow on 1/7-1/8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 On 1/3/2015 at 6:45 PM, Chicago Storm said: For some reason it's always much colder in that MKE-ORD corridor, and it's always wrong. It's not the only one that does it either. Yeah I would probably hedge my bets on -10 to -15, which is closer to surrounding areas on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 The GGEM was notoriously cold last January for that first deep freeze blast. Was showing almost -30° where the EURO above is showing -20° - -25°. I think generally the immediate area stayed above -20°, with the exception of like Aurora, Burlington, and Rochelle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 P&C for mby for has a high of -3 on Wednesday....the chill is prolly worth a thread in a relatively uneventful winter...but just imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 2-meter temperatures on the GFS are about -18F for the Chicago area on Jan. 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Good time to be heading back to London. At least the potential for some high impact LES after the clipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 On 1/3/2015 at 9:47 PM, Gilbertfly said: P&C for mby for has a high of -3 on Wednesday....the chill is prolly worth a thread in a relatively uneventful winter...but just imo I agree. You've been a great poster, so you should have the honor of starting the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Wednesday looks really cold around here. With 850 mb temps possibly around -26C and what looks like fairly shallow mixing (plus I'm expecting we'll have snow cover), I'm thinking daytime temps will struggle to get to 0 with better than a 50/50 shot of staying below 0. We might run into the same issue that happened last winter at times though...the ol' midnight high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Snowing pretty good here for the last hour. Roads are covered. Wind is blowing. Should be nice around here the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Thread for the upcoming cold shot http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/45299-17-18-brief-intense-cold-shot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 7F out and strong winds ...couple more inches of snow...should have a nice snowpack by Tues if the snow piles up Mon night.. nasty this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Seems blindingly bright outside now with the clouds thinning out and all the fresh snow cover. Compared to the bare ground and heavy overcast of the last month it's a big change. Temp has dropped back to 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 steadier snow is over now. have to estimate 4-5", with the wind hard to tell exactly. snow depth is near a season high around 34". temp down to -4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 8° and falling here. Bright outside when the Moon becomes uncovered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Already down to 4 degrees. May have our first subzero temp of the season before midnight at this rate. Made a little compilation of some of my favorite pics last 6 months or so since the new camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Nice video cyclone. You've become quite the photographer. Still spitting snow here tonight. Was just out and about, and the roads in my part of town are a complete disaster. Total skating rink. I was taking my time, but still locked up the brakes about 4 times. Lousy a** road crews in this town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 1:52 AM, Chicago WX said: Nice video cyclone. You've become quite the photographer. Still spitting snow here tonight. Was just out and about, and the roads in my part of town are a complete disaster. Total skating rink. I was taking my time, but still locked up the brakes about 4 times. Lousy a** road crews in this town. And yet you poked fun at me when I said the good thing about not having much snow so far is that it makes driving easier. Tonight is a picnic compared to what Tuesday morning may be like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 1:56 AM, Hoosier said: And yet you poked fun at me when I said the good thing about not having much snow so far is that it makes driving easier. Tonight is a picnic compared to what Tuesday morning may be like. If these bozos in this town realized they didn't have to horde road salt...and actually use it for its intentions...we'd be ok. Sorry, this should have been in the complaint thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Should come over to my side of town, saw the salt trucks out earlier Nice wintery night. Have sheets of snow blowing down the street - looks great out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 2:46 AM, blue60007 said: Should come over to my side of town, saw the salt trucks out earlier Nice wintery night. Have sheets of snow blowing down the street - looks great out. Damn rich folk on the westside and their liberal spreading of salt. But yeah, definitely a nice wintry scene tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 2:09 AM, Chicago WX said: If these bozos in this town realized they didn't have to horde road salt...and actually use it for its intentions...we'd be ok. Sorry, this should have been in the complaint thread. Sounds like here. I was out earlier and the roads are a sheet of ice and not a plow/salter to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 2:57 AM, Harry said: Sounds like here. I was out earlier and the roads are a sheet of ice and not a plow/salter to be seen. You could strap on skates and play pond hockey on my neighborhood streets. Almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 3:02 AM, Chicago WX said: You could strap on skates and play pond hockey on my neighborhood streets. Almost. I was out earlier and only doing 20 and was approaching a red light and tapped the breaks but kept going and thankfully nobody was coming the other way so i made a gradual turn into a burger king. If i stayed on i know i would have went through the light across that road. My heart was pounding a little but didn't phase my 11yr old son at all. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Very dangerous out tonight as others have said. Roads a sheet of ice. Its a good thing tonights snow overperformed (0.05" precip, 0.8" snow) because its looking like Ill only see an inch or so now from the clipper (SREFs still way more bullish, but I wont hold my breath). Maybe a few lake squalls will make it here overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 There was a 30-something car pile up on the Southfield Freeway here in Detroit (at I-96). It was a result of the skating rinks formerly known as roadways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 On 1/5/2015 at 3:54 AM, Powerball said: There was a 30-something car pile up on the Southfield Freeway here in Detroit (at I-96). It was a result of the skating rinks formerly known as roadways... my mom told me. Moderate snow started at 34F and the temps been plummeting since. Bad recipe for roads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_4184 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Been snowing pretty good for most of the day, picked up several inches, hard to measure because of the wind and the small flake size. Snow depth is probably around 8-10 inches now, hopefully pick up another 8-12" by mid week which should make all winter sport lovers up here happy. The UP is getting rocked pretty good right now near munising and over towards whitefish point and Paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Down to -1. First subzero reading of the season. Point has -6 for tonight, -8 Tue night, and -16 for Wed night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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